Sahara Bent Apple (YYY) (Titania) (2026) Tobacco Pipe

Brothers Elio and Guido Rinaldo got their start in pipe making at the Mastro de Paja workshop in 1974 before striking out on their own in 1987. The atelier that bears their name is highly regarded for its bold shaping and inventive finishes, embodying the Pesaro style, where the brothers reside. This bent Apple is a fine example of Rinaldo's signature style, featuring a plump bowl defined by supple curves and a subtle rimward taper. Said bowl rests on a rounded heel at the fore of a slightly angled transition to a smartly upturned round shank that curls to join a comfortably bent acrylic stem in jet-black hues. Dressed in the Sahara sandblast, the mahogany-toned stummel displays fine grain all around the bowl, offering plenty of visual and tactile intrigue.